Starring two of today’s most acclaimed actors, and directed by Oscar® nominee Philip Kaufman (in his first film for television), Hemingway & Gellhorn tells the story of the passionate love affair and tumultuous marriage between Martha Gellhorn (Kidman) and Ernest Hemingway (Owen), following the adventurous writers through all the great conflicts of their time – from the Spanish Civil War and beyond. Considered by many to be the greatest of all war correspondents – man or woman – Gellhorn’s drive and success catapulted her beyond the confines of her marriage into a revered and respected career independent of Hemingway’s. Epic in scale, with masterfully woven archival footage, Hemingway & Gellhorn offers a unique glimpse at a powerful relationship born and torn by war.

2012 - Hemingway & Gellhorn has been nominated for a 70th Annual Golden Globe ® in the categories:
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION, NICOLE KIDMAN
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION, CLIVE OWEN

The Hemingway & Gellhorn cast features 19th Annual Screen Actors Guild SAG Awards® Nominees including:
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Clive Owen as Ernest Hemingway
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A TELEVISION MOVIE OR MINISERIES
Nicole Kidman as Martha Gellhorn

All of our BA programs include the common themes of women's leadership, social responsibility, and global awareness--including our major in English: women writers. I want to show this movie to all of our BA students at our all-women's college, in order to whet their appetites for reading more about women's reflections on, and influences by war and the inhumanity of it.